Beginners Question - Growing Runner Beans

brahma1965 · « **on:** December 09, 2008, 13:27 »

Hello all.

I am new to allotments - we only got ours this year. Quite a lot of the people on our site have some yellow plastic sheeting that they put all round their runner beans to keep the pigeons off. They have actually formed "loops" in the plastic and the bamboo poles are pushed through these. They seem to work very well but no one on the site knows where they got the plastic from. It seems they have been around for a while.

Do any of you guys out there know what I am talking about? Do you know where I might get some?

Many thanks,

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2008, 13:51 »

No idea

I've never had any problem with pigeons on my runner beans :shock:

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2008, 15:16 »

That's a brand new one on me also.

We have a heavy infestation of wood pigeons and have to net just about everything.

Runner beans is not one of them though.

Christine · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2008, 15:25 »

Quite - mine attracted no interest at all from the pigeons either feral or racing that inhabit the allotment area.

DD. · « **Reply #4 on:** December 09, 2008, 15:44 »

This yellow sheeting sounds a bit like anti-elephant powder!

(If you don't know about it - ask!).

richyrich7 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2008, 20:48 »

I'm clueless

One question ? are these up now and protecting plants ?? It's possible they use them to protect them from the worst of the weather so they can use the same plants again, they are a tender perennial after all.

Salmo · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2008, 23:49 »

Please take no offence at this question. Are these runner beans we are talking about or broad beans?

Broad beans are just coming through now and are often pulled up by crows or pheasants. Pidgeons sometimes get the blame.

peterjf · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2008, 01:46 »

you men the netting used in construction , know it well , but i cover mine with debri meshing from scafolding company , it cost £25-00 ,100 yards, ring youer local scaffolding company

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Christine